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Re: yep, it's an iGay

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Steve Carroll wrote:
> -hh wrote:
> > Steve Carroll wrote:
> > > 
> > > Wanda Martin...Being young...
> > 
> > TMI!!
> 
> I thought so at the time ;)

Reminds me of a quip I saw awhile back ... was something along the lines
of "getting older, our age difference isn't as creepy" - - mentioned it to
a visiting buddy .. he broke up laughing  - and then I realized that his GF
was only in her 30's...(whoops!)
   
> > ...stuff like fake watches and 
> > fake designer purses have been on street corners for decades. 
> 
> Yeah but the (apparent) quality is amazing.

At least on the outside, although with the gold coin info that Ezekiel
posted, someone clearly went through great lengths there.   
 
 
> > I didn't recall you ever mentioning the goldsmithing before, 
> 
> It was so long ago I may not have. Perhaps you remember those arguments
> I had with ZnU about gold? Learning about it in that industry is why I hold
> the position I do.

A couple of deeper searches turned up a few posts...circa 2005-6.  That 
was quite awhile ago and if I did read it, it escaped from memory.  No worries.

 
> > and 
> > it was more the case that it seemed so far seemingly out of line
> > with the others, even though your comment of not wearing a watch 
> > on a daily basis (but while hiking) does makes sense of the gap.  
> 
> DFS mentioned cost, you then mentioned fakes... mine is real but I 
> got it wholesale... which is why I mentioned my tie to the jewelry business. 
> If I had half a brain I'd go back into that line of work.

Well, if you don't mind the Union Square district, there's Lang's

<http://www.langantiques.com>

And ... kicking myself ... just realized that I was in SF last summer and
had some free time such that I could have actually stopped by their shop.

 
> > So far so good; now that summer is coming, it will get another 
> > saltwater workout ... just have to go pick up a replacement
> > dive light, as the current one tanked over the winter (left 
> > batteries in it, which leaked).  Its's the second device which
> > I've found recently which was trashed from leaking Duracells,
> > which is surprising...have to wonder if its perhaps due to a 
> > change in chemical formulation of the batteries?    
> 
> A bit of a different thing here (different kind of battery) I had that 
> happen with a GPS unit using  Duracell AAs.

Actually, both of mine were also AA's (and Duracell's) ... hmm ...


-hh

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yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 17:07 +0000
  Re: yep, it's an iGay DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 13:10 -0400
    Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 12:17 -0700
      Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 12:24 -0700
        Re: yep, it's an iGay DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:23 -0400
          Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 19:47 -0700
            Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-03-30 09:28 -0700
              Re: yep, it's an iGay "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-30 12:41 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-03-30 11:41 -0700
              Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 10:15 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-03-30 11:35 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-30 15:39 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 12:43 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-03-30 17:18 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 17:35 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-03-30 19:11 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 20:13 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-03-31 03:47 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-31 08:39 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-03-31 09:22 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-01 10:10 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-04-02 03:18 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-02 08:10 -0700
      Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 13:56 -0700
    Re: yep, it's an iGay Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 13:57 -0700
  Re: yep, it's an iGay Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-03-30 09:33 +0100
  Re: yep, it's an iGay Marti van Lin <ml2mst@nospam.indvalid> - 2015-03-31 01:39 +0200
    Re: yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-31 00:09 +0000
      Re: yep, it's an iGay DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-31 09:42 -0400
      Re: yep, it's an iGay Marti van Lin <ml2mst@nospam.indvalid> - 2015-04-01 01:51 +0200
        Re: yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-01 00:14 +0000
        Re: yep, it's an iGay Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2015-04-01 11:50 +0000
          Re: yep, it's an iGay DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-01 08:31 -0400
            Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-04-01 06:09 -0700
          Re: yep, it's an iGay Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-01 17:14 +0200
            Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-01 12:18 -0600
            Re: yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-01 18:59 +0000
              Re: yep, it's an iGay "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-04-01 15:05 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-01 20:49 +0000
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-01 22:58 +0200
                Re: yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-01 21:57 +0000
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-02 00:15 +0200
                Re: yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-01 23:10 +0000
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-02 01:40 +0200
                Re: yep, it's an iGay owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-04-02 00:07 +0000
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-01 20:56 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-02 17:15 -0600
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-03 01:23 +0200
                Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-02 19:08 -0600
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-02 21:55 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-03 12:46 -0600
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-03 15:52 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-04 16:32 -0600
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-05 01:09 +0200
                Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-05 12:38 -0600
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-05 11:29 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-05 12:33 -0600
                Re: yep, it's an iGay -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-04-04 18:06 -0700
                Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-05 12:31 -0600
                Re: yep, it's an iGay DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-01 23:15 -0400
                Re: yep, it's an iGay Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-01 23:48 -0400
          Re: yep, it's an iGay GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-01 12:18 -0600
    Re: yep, it's an iGay Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-30 20:19 -0400
      Re: yep, it's an iGay jeremywalmartprescottaz@gmail.com - 2015-03-30 17:42 -0700
  Re: yep, it's an iGay awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-03-31 08:47 -0700

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